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An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands ...

Joshua trees’ only pollinator — whose evolution has synced with the predictably timely blossoming of their flowers.

Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.

A group of citizen scientists in San Diego has volunteered to be trained on how to monitor the health of trees in urban areas ...

For eight days, Julián and I traveled through Nairobi, Kenya. The experience worked like a magnifying mirror: Observing this African city forces you, ...

Everyone who’s lived long enough has probably had a "seemed like a good idea at the time” experience which turned out contrary to expectations. Those events are part of life and learning, and my ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...